Indonesian Learners’ Self-directed Learning and Resilience in Online English Classes: Assessing Interaction with L2 Achievement

Abstract

The present study was conducted to find the relationship between English for Academic Purposes (EAP) learners’ Self-directed Learning (SDL) and their achievement as measured with their EAP class grades as well as the relationship between these grades and their resilience. This study used a survey as the method of data collection and 157 learners who were enrolled in EAP online classes willingly participated in the study. Results of Pearson’s correlation and Regression analysis showed that learners’ SDL was very weakly associated with their grades (r (155) = .01, p > .05), with their SDL being unable to predict their ultimate achievement (R2 = .000). This study further found a very weak negative relationship between learners’ resilience and their grades (r (155) = -.02, p > .05). Learners’ resilience was not a predictor for their grades either (R2 = .000). As the present study is an exploratory study of the issue in question in the Indonesian context of English as a foreign language (EFL), it is suggested that further studies be conducted to establish more conclusive findings on the predictive power of learners’ SDL and resilience towards their English learning achievement. ABSTRAKStudi ini bertujuan menginvestigasi hubungan antara Self-directed Learning (SDL) pembelajar kelas Bahasa Inggris untuk tujuan akademik (EAP) dan pencapaian belajar di kelas Bahasa Inggris serta hubungan antara pencapaian belajar tersebut dengan ketahanan (resilience) mereka. Studi ini menggunakan metode survei dan sebanyak 157 pembelajar di kelas EAP bermoda daring berpartisipasi dalam studi ini. Studi ini menemukan bahwa SDL pembelajar berkorelasi sangat lemah dengan pencapaian belajar (r (155) = .01, p > .05) dan bahwa SDL tidak mampu memprediksi pencapaian belajar (R2 = .000). Studi ini juga menemukan bahwa ketahanan pembelajar berkorelasi sangat lemah dengan pencapaian belajar (r (155) = -.02, p > .05) dan tidak mampu memprediksi pencapaian belajar (R2 = .000). Karena studi ini termasuk studi awal dalam kajian SDL dan ketahanan pembelajar dalam kaitannya dengan pencapaian belajar pada konteks pembelajaran Bahasa Inggris sebagai bahasa asing di Indonesia, terkait dengan hasil studi ini, disarankan dilakukan studi-studi lain dalam konteks Indonesia. Studi-studi ini dapat dilakukan untuk mendapatkan kesimpulan yang lebih solid terkait besar kecilnya kemampuan SDL dan ketahanan pembelajar dalam memprediksi pencapaian belajar mereka dalam Bahasa Inggris.

The Use of the Cocomelon YouTube Channel as a Medium for Introducing Children's English Vocabulary

“…The four principles for teaching vocabulary are as follows; the first is to focus on the most useful language. First, the second is to focus on the vocabulary correctly, the third is to pay attention to high-frequency words, and the last is to encourage students to reflect and be responsible for learning (Hakim, 2019;Subekti, 2021). Previous research has shown that YouTube is important in learning English (Bunna et al, 2020).…”

Indonesian Learners’ Self-Directed Learning in Online EAP Classes: Its Manifestations and Factors

“…The present study employed online interviews as the only method of data collection. The present study was the continuation of two quantitative studies involving learners of English for Academic Purposes (EAP) classes, a branch of ESP, at a university in Java, Indonesia in a survey investigating the relationship between their SDL and resilience (Subekti, 2021a) and the relationship between these two constructs and L2 achievement (Subekti, 2021b). The EAP classes were offered in the first semester of the 2020/2021 academic year.…”

“…The present study involved six selected participants of these two previous studies. The selection was based on whether these participants indicated their willingness to be inter-viewed when filling out the questionnaires in the earlier study (Subekti, 2021a(Subekti, , 2021b and their SDL levels as measured through their responses in the SDL questionnaires. Three participants with the highest SDL and three participants with the lowest SDL were selected for the present study.…”